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Originally Posted by BoostedSS
I can appreciate your response, i have no intention of arguing this issue with you either. But the fact remains that the cost at a mass production level to run a forged vs cast piston is so little that it would most likely not even effect vehicle pricing.
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Throughout auto manufacturing history the economic feasability of every part in every car is studied and considered.. What seems like nickle and dime to you needs to be multiplied on a larger scale. Being in the metal industry myself, I am pretty sure forged pistons, the machinery to manufacture them, their inherent wear and tear on upkeep and maintenance of this machinery, is something most people have no grasp of
200000 pistons a year even at $4 each price differential each is a lot of money, and I bet the differential is alot more than that on a cost basis